Celebrating life at Barchester

Christmas time gave us an opportunity to add a splash of Fun to Christmas tree decoration.
It was a great team effort by residents, staff, volunteers, families and Crafting for the community who all came together to make decorations for our first ever sensory tree in Iverley View.
Many people with dementia have some kind of sensory impairment, such as sight loss, hearing loss, or both. Tactile fabrics and memory evoking smells can create opportunities for positive experiences and memories. 
By making the decorations from fabrics, wool and clay our residents practised skills they have used in their past, enjoyed team work engaging with others, and sense of achievement to hang their decorations on the tree together.
We love sharing moments like this with our residents.

The residents and staff have well and truly stepped up with the Christmas outfits for our very first Christmas Jumper Day here at Bayleaf.

We all agreed that the 'Best Dressed' award this year goes to Clive for his amazing Christmas T-Shirt and Santa Hat combo!!!!

Katie also organised a special Pizza Lunch for all of the staff as a little way of saying thank you for all of their hard work, which was very much appreciated 

We are now looking forward to a special Christmas Carol performance this afternoon.

We transformed our Bistro area into a Christmas wonderland, with the warm glow of the fireside scene flickering, creating a wonderful inviting ambience ready to welcome all.

The cosy chairs and nibbles, delight all our visitors and are proving to be a hit with residents’ families and friends who stop by as the countdown to Christmas gets into full swing. Its apparent the residents enjoy the dedicated seasonal activities as much as the fun and warmth the goodwill around this time of year brings. Mortain Place, Eastbourne, sets the standard for creativity in the local care home sector and lists a taster to what is on the agenda for this season to stimulate and enrich the lives of their residents and families.

With planned seasonal events including a Snowball Jamboree, Cocktails and Carols, The Holly Jolly Gathering and of course a festive Holy Communion, there really is something for everyone at this luxury care home located close to the Sovereign Harbour. It is evident the real skill within this care home is offering Christmas activities which appeal to a diverse audience, exceeding the needs and expectations of individuals staying for a short-term respite period, long term residential care and involving those individuals living with the challenges of Dementia in its many forms. Mortain Place works very hard to ensure everyone can smile and remains cheerful at this important time of the year.

Ho! Ho! Ho! 

Last week we were very lucky because a very special person visited our home! On 6th of December Santa Claus himself came to Ross Court to taste some mince pies and meet our lovely residents, staff and some very lucky children! Satna took time to walk around the home and meet all the residents and, like a celebrity he is, he posed for some pictures in our pop-up Grotto and gave out sweets and plenty of hugs! 

Our Admin and Activities teams also didn't disappoint- they all came dressed up as Elves and entertained our residents and visitors with fun games including throw a hoop at reindeer antlers. Some of the children who visited also joined in Christmas colouring and residents complemented their art skills. 

We are hoping Santa will visit us every year, after all you're never too old for some Christmas cheer!

Our residents and staff recently took part in Elf Day and dressed up in our best outfits, the day was all about getting festive and having fun, all whilst raising funds and awareness for the Alzheimer's Society.

The day consisted of Elf games & fun, whilst everybody enjoyed the home baked goods made by our head chef.